AB 893 — Personal vehicle sharing programs.

Summary

(1) Existing law generally governs the transactions between a rental car company, also referred to as a rental company, and its customers, including, among other provisions, required disclosures by a rental company, mandatory contract provisions for a vehicle rental agreement, restrictions on a rental company's use of electronic surveillance technology, and authorization for a rental company to collect specific types of fees and charges from its customers. Existing law defines "rental company," among other terms, for purposes of those provisions. This bill would define the term "personal vehicle sharing program" for purposes of these provisions as a person or entity that, for monetary compensation, facilitates the rental of passenger vehicles to the public, including via a peer-to-peer internet website, application, or other platform, that connects a vehicle owner with a vehicle driver to facilitate sharing or renting a vehicle for consideration, as specified. This bill would, on and after July 1, 2024, prohibit a personal vehicle sharing program from allowing a vehicle to be placed on a digital network or software application of the personal vehicle sharing program for the purpose of making the vehicle available for rental through the personal vehicle sharing program unless certain conditions are satisfied, including specified certifications regarding tax-related matters pertaining to the motor vehicle. (2) Existing law authorizes an airport operated by a city and county to require a rental car company to collect a customer facility charge from its customers on behalf of the airport for the use of airport-mandated common use facilities, as specified. This bill would make those provisions applicable to a personal vehicle sharing program, as defined, and require that any customer facility charges collected be proportionate to the services and infrastructure utilized. The bill, beginning on July 1, 2024, would require that before facilitating sharing or renting of vehicles, any program, person, or entity that is a personal vehicle sharing program obtain a permit or other written authorization from the airport operator that sets forth the terms, standards, regulations, procedures, fees, and access requirements for the activity. (3) Existing law, the California Tourism Marketing Act, authorizes the California Travel and Tourism Commission to require businesses to pay an assessment for the purpose of increasing the number of persons traveling to and within California, implementing a tourism marketing plan, administration, and collecting assessments, as specified. Existing law provides that for purposes of calculating the assessment for a business within the passenger car rental category, the assessment shall be collected only on each rental transaction that commences at either an airport or at a hotel or other overnight lodging with respect to which a city, city and county, or county is authorized to levy a tax as specified. This bill would specify that these provisions apply to a personal vehicle sharing program in the same manner as a business in the passenger car rental category for each sharing or rental transaction that begins at an airport.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2023
• Enrolled 09/08/23 - Enrolled pdf September 08, 2023
• Amended 08/15/23 - Amended Senate pdf August 15, 2023
• Amended 07/06/23 - Amended Senate pdf July 06, 2023
• Amended 06/12/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 12, 2023
• Amended 05/22/23 - Amended Assembly pdf May 22, 2023
• Amended 04/12/23 - Amended Assembly pdf April 12, 2023
• Amended 03/23/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 23, 2023
• Introduced 02/14/23 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2023
• AB893 View text html

Action History

1. October 08, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 547, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 08, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 14, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

4. September 08, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 3125.).

5. September 07, 2023

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)

6. September 06, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 06, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2398.).

8. August 29, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. August 28, 2023

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

10. August 17, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

11. August 15, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. July 06, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 05, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 3).

14. June 28, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E. D. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.

15. June 12, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

16. June 07, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and B., P. & E. D.

17. May 31, 2023

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

18. May 30, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 1917.)

19. May 22, 2023

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1684.)

20. May 18, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

21. May 17, 2023

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 17).

22. May 10, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

23. May 03, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

24. April 26, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

25. April 17, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

26. April 12, 2023

    Read second time and amended.

27. April 11, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 11).

28. March 27, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

29. March 23, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

30. March 23, 2023

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

31. February 15, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

32. February 14, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

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• Diane Papan · Primary

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